Monograph of the Spathidiida (Ciliophora, Haptoria): Vol I: Protospathidiidae, Arcuospathidiidae, Apertospathulidae

by Wilhelm Foissner and Kuidong Xu

Book Overview

The spathidiids belong to the ciliate subclass Haptoria (Protozoa, Ciliophora), that is, they are predators using toxicysts to overwhelm the prey.

Over 200 nominal spathidiid species have been described, sometimes based on seemingly minute differences. Thus, many protozoologists considered them as indeterminable and claimed for a detailed revision. The present monograph carefully revises the taxonomy, nomenclature, and ecology of all nominal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400788533
• ISBN13: 9789400788534
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 490 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"